Production Quality Engineer
Philips is hiring a Production Quality Engineer in Haifa, Israel. Level rates it ; you can apply on Philips.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting mentions quality engineering, root cause analysis and capa among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a mid-level role.
- Philips has 807 other open roles on Level.
- Posted within the past two weeks.
AI in this role
Drive product quality performance, root-cause investigations, and quality improvements across the lifecycle.
Job Title
Production Quality EngineerJob Description
Job Responsibilities:
- Drives product quality performance throughout the product lifecycle, from product development and design transfer through manufacturing and field performance.
- Monitors and analyzes product quality metrics, trends, defects, and customer/field feedback to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Leads investigation and root-cause analysis of product and process-related quality issues, using structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Leads and facilitates Non-Conformance (NC), Quality Notification (QN), CAPA, and complaint-related investigations, ensuring timely and effective containment, root-cause identification, and corrective actions.
- Partners with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Service, Suppliers, and Regulatory/Quality teams to resolve complex product quality issues.
- Supports New Product Introduction (NPI), design transfer, product changes, and production ramp-up, ensuring quality requirements and controls are effectively established.
- Reviews and provides quality input to design requirements, risk management, PFMEA, control plans, verification/validation activities, and manufacturing documentation.
- Leads or supports product quality reviews, including analysis of failure modes, defect trends, yield, DPU/DPMO, First Time Right (FTR), and field performance.
- Drives cross-functional containment and disposition of product quality issues, including assessment of affected inventory, shipped products, and potential field impact.
- Identifies systemic quality issues and drives sustainable corrective and preventive actions across products, processes, and sites.
- Leads or supports product and process improvement initiatives using data analysis, statistical methods, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Prepares and presents quality metrics, risk assessments, investigation results, and improvement plans to management and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Provides technical guidance and quality expertise to engineers, manufacturing teams, and cross-functional project teams.
- Supports internal and external audits by providing product quality data, investigation records, risk assessments, and evidence of effective corrective actions.
Required Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Science, or equivalent.
Required Experience
- 2+ years of experience in Product Quality Engineering, Quality Engineering or a related field.
- Experience in a regulated industry, preferably medical devices, is an advantage.
- Experience with NPI, design transfer, manufacturing processes, and cross-functional problem solving.
Compensation & benefits
Doing meaningful work should come with fair, transparent rewards. The base salary range for this role is 20000 Nis–26000 Nis. We determine pay within the range using objective factors, like the skills the role requires, your relevant experience and the responsibility you'll have in this role, alongside internal equity and local market considerations.
This role is eligible for [bonus/incentive], with your rewards linked to [KPIs/company results]. We’ll share the full approach with you during the interview process, so you can make a clear, informed decision. Benefits include [key benefits].
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.
About Philips
Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others? Learn more about our business, discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose.
If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.
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Production Quality Engineer at Philips rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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